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Chapter III
"Halt!" yelled Stafford. It was too late. Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade. "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second. "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “"Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
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From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade.
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From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
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From this reading Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
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From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
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From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
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From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
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From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
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From this reading "Halt!" yelled Stafford.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
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From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too late.
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From this reading Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade.
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From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
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From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
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From this reading It was too late.
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From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
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From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
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From this reading Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Halt!" yelled Stafford.
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From this reading Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Jasper stood staring at his red blade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too late.
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From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Devil a bit," said O'Hara, and wriggled in the other's grasp, too vigorously indeed for a moribund, found his feet in a jiffy and stood laughing with a white face and looking down at his dripping shirt.
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From this reading "Halt!" yelled Stafford.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have killed him!" cried Stafford, turning furiously on his friend, and was down on his knees and had caught the wounded man in his arms the next second.
